The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-29
BEAR YE ONE ANOTHERs BURDENS.
A B-autfruI story Showing tho SeIf-De.
ri4I oE President Lincoln for the Adv IN
~ of Another.

B-autinH story Showing tho self-De-
uisII oE President Lincoln for the Adv IN
ssse of Another.
Abraham Lincoln" said Judge
Kelley, OF Pen ylvauia, who h the
Ia Aer OF the House of Representatives
90 was he most patient man in the de-
tails of lille 4 ever saw. He was the
only President we have ever had, and
proaablv ever VIII have who knew
nothing OF tho .ommon auiocracy of
public life. a. was the only man we
ever uaI at the White House who would
go elk of the wishes o persons and ex-
anime their real wants.
'' / remember an incident in connec-
tion with the war which illustrates what
/ ann trying TO say. II Is not proper
for me to use names, but the story
goes
50 1t was a. that early per Cd in the
rebellion when suspects and cOHsp.ra-
tOIs were being arrested and imprisoned
by the wholesale. A letter written on
priu sheet oi paper giving the bust
u s. OF a prominent firm # merchants
in New York and couta ming iuceHdiary
language towards the Union found its
way il To he hands O. a Government
official iu the South
" The declarations were penned by
travelling man, who represented the
firm mentioned in the letter head.
principal member Of that firm on the
charge of conspiracy against the Gov
ernment. the letter was S s.gued in such
a way a. TO not make il perfectly clear
who the au harw was. and OF course. sus-
piciOn bore heavily on the firm mem
toned. He is man well known IL New
York to-day.
d" Men were held in prison at that
time on the slightest su7piciOn-sus-
piciuu, in fact, more slight than this
one.
" The wife OF the merchant came to
friend of mine in New Nors immedl lltely
after the arrest of the husband and re-
que5ted him to communicate with
the President telling him that the
man under arres was not guilty Of the
misdemeauor even in a CO lateral or the
mos remote way.
" Ihewife came here ;itwas II o clock
at night when she arrived. At the
q pot she told the hmau TO drive to
tie W iUe House. The driver expos
tu.at-u with her and told her that il
was of 10 use 90 call at th- White
HOuae al such "a late hour OF the night.
Size -aid IL made 40 difference, she
wanted 10 see Nj. Line In and tina. De
must drive her Immediately to The e.
&C tive Mansion.
" When size presented herself at the
entrance 10 he White Hou C. il was mid
night. Livery hing was quiet. The
cOra Of police, very stormy at
that time, turned out in fun force.
They would not listen at lit { to- ler en-
treaties to be admitted to the White
FINALLY. she prevailed on one Of the
. officers to Ike the letter Of Introduction
she na4 20 President Lincoln, vino was
then al leep.
been awakened his voice was heard in
b. floor O. E..A
the letter IN is hand, and the trcmOr
upon % indicated his feeling.
Mrs -. fu.- -r-e demands inn
mediate sctiou said Mr.. Lin DIN. II
y ia viii tsre IF arI, We Viii go i'm
/ m-GlateIy u s er.tary Stanton Across
tAa lots al "a ia Ia pace went the tresl-
dent and the lady.
4 stanton was reused from his slum-
I beTs, shown the letter y the President,
and requested 10 release tho prisoner
. lie wrat- "a dispatch ami handled It to
/ Mr.. Lincoln. aud said he would attend
TO the mat er further in the m0rui.-
Like a lackey boy, the President.
F with the lady, started toward the down
town hotels.
Il was 1 o'clock in the morning.
Washington was filed with revolution
lists and would-be assa sins. vet NJ.
+ Lincoln never falteTed, and seemed not
F to comprehend his danger.
" tA--- lIS i-A-'f4 aL t-le Ho-elr Win
f the lady on -.Is arm he It'd her u 20 10
/ her Dom. sleep sound y. return o. New
York IN the morning, and Ia It her Lu--
band "Dul meet 1T IN the Oyk. The
. Ia ly cuu-a not believe il, but SIR LIN
+ coin assured her that such would be the
Ca-e.
The President then went % the
tcle rupH office, fled the message.
winch demanded tine unconditional re-
/ lea OF the prison T., and returned TO
/ the White House alone. 5 re enough.
when the lady aIighted from the Jerry at
I New York tleneNt day her husband was
there TO uu race her.
l am Inclined to believe the mill
leunlum Will come before we shall have
another President uuo would do sucl an
act "a lhls. .-. Baltimore American.
How To Ten When a Person Is Dead.